Adopted Baby
Adoption parties provide a time for adoptive parents and their friends to celebrate the welcoming of a new child into their home. They can be held for babies or for children of any age: All children and new families deserve to be celebrated. There are many kinds of invitations and a little thought will help you to send the perfect one for your adoption party. Does this Spark an idea?
Photo Cards
Take a photograph of the child or of your family together after the adoption is finalized. There are several ways you can turn this photograph into an invitation. You can print it onto stationery using your home printer, use an online service such as Snapfish, or visit a custom stationery store to have the cards professionally printed. Whichever method you choose, your guests are sure to be touched when they see a photo of your new child.
Handprint Invitations
Handprint invitations are a great way to share a part of your child with the guests invited to your adoption party. There are different ways to create handprint invitations, depending on the age of the child. For an infant, use some ink to make a print of your child's hand on a piece of white paper. You can scan the handprint into the computer and then proceed to create the card in the same way that you would create a photo card. For an older child, get some washable ink or finger paints and allow him to create handprints on construction paper. Use edging scissors to cut out the handprints and put a unique one on each invitation that you send out.
Child-Designed Invitations
Allow an older child to create the cover for the adoption party invitation. Invite her to draw a picture of your new family or to write a poem expressing how she feels. The picture or poem can be scanned and placed on the front cover of your adoption party invitation.
Professional Invitations
One last option for adoption party invitations is to have them professionally designed. This may be a good option for a formal party or for a family who does not want to spend a lot of time hand-making invitations. Visit your nearest stationary shop and tell them what you are looking for. You might consider viewing invitations originally designed for baby showers and having the shop change wording so that "shower" becomes "adoption party," and "gave birth" becomes "adopted." In this way, the invitation will be specific to your occasion and present the feeling and image you want people to associate with your adoption party.
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